Assistant Buyer (Outlet, Women's Apparel)

As a member of the Retail Team, the Assistant Retail Buyer will be assisting the Retail Buyer in planning, purchasing, communicating, and controlling merchandising and marketing for the assigned area in support of the Company positioning statements and consumer-focused branding strategy to maximize sales and profits and increasing market share for the retail stores.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Focus is on supporting strategy.

With support from manager, begin analyzing the business. Pulls relevant reports and learns how to interpret data.

Cultivates an ability to identify opportunities and develop and articulate a point of view around product assortment and business opportunities.

Specific focus on analyzing and reporting the Canada Business.

Requirements:

Years of Related Professional Experience: 1-3 years of relevant experience.

Manage competing priorities and multi-task in a fast paced environment.

A strong understanding of the competition.

Strong organization skills.

Strong time management skills with a sense of urgency.

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